OT: The Boy Who Forgot To Grow Up...

Thirty-six years ago today, two children in the Bowery came across the body of a homeless drug addict in a tenement building. As no one could identify the individual, he was buried as a John Doe in a pauper's grave. A year later, due to a chance fingerprint check, it was discovered that the man they had buried was actually Bobby Driscoll.

Driscoll was 31 at the time of his death.

Which only goes to prove that if working under the terms of a boilerplate Disney juvenile contract doesn't kill you right away, eventually New York shall. (Or something like that, anyway.)

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(Who stopped to kick all the garbage off of Driscoll's "Walk of Fame" star nearly every day whilst shooting "Where The Day Takes You" on Hollywood Blvd.)

Garber was born March 25, 1956 and died June 13, 1977 at the Royal Free Hospital (a teaching hospital) in Hampstead, England. The cause of death was hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis. The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is alcohol abuse although wacky stuff such as intestinal parasites or scorpion and snake bites are infrequently cited as factors.

The Daily Express reported on 11/29/77 that Garber had died of "drugs."

Another UK tabloid, the Daily Mirror, appears to be the origin of the Africa/mystery illness story, reporting on 12/22/84 that Garber "contracted a fatal mystery virus while attempting a showbiz comeback on a rock tour of South Africa."

All we know for certain is that Garber died, was cremated and would be disappointed to discover that "The Gnome-Mobile" DVD release utilized a pan and scan transfer.